Passengers at London Gatwick Airport experienced hours of disruption after a New York-bound aircraft was forced to abort its takeoff at high speed, according to Tori.ng. The incident left travellers stranded at the airport as the plane was stopped during its takeoff roll. Further details about the cause of the aborted takeoff or the airline involved were not provided in the report.
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